1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
10Surgical Resident, Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, New York
2Tutor, Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
3Tutor, Department of Anatomy, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Shimoga Institute Of Medical Science, Shimoga
5Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
6Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
7Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
8Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
9Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynacology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University
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Deaths occurring due to insect bites are very uncommon, amongst which the rarely reported ones are the Bee sting deaths. However on one such occurrence death had taken place. In such an incident, death could be caused due to an anaphylactic shock, suffocation or due to the worsening of a pre-existing disease. Deaths due to a massive envenomation have especially been noted among individuals stung by the so-called Africanized Honeybees, which always attack in a swarm. We report a case of a fatal anaphylactic reaction subsequent to multiple bee stings, resulting in a massive envenomation. This is amongst few such cases which were ever reported in Forensic literature from the Asian Sub continent.
Bee Sting, Autopsy findings, Histo-pathologic findings
